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hot

  [hot] adjective, hot⋅ter, hot⋅test, adverb, verb, hot⋅ted, hot⋅ting, noun
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–adjective
1. having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
2. having or causing a sensation of great bodily heat; attended with or producing such a sensation: He was hot with fever.
3. creating a burning sensation, as on the skin or in the throat: This ointment is hot, so apply it sparingly.
4. sharply peppery or pungent: Is this mustard hot?
5. having or showing intense or violent feeling; ardent; fervent; vehement; excited: a hot temper.
6. Informal. having a strong enthusiasm; eager: a hot baseball fan.
7. Slang.
a. sexually aroused; lustful.
b. sexy; attractive.
8. violent, furious, or intense: the hottest battle of the war.
9. strong or fresh, as a scent or trail.
10. absolutely new; fresh: a dozen new mystery stories hot from the press.
11. requiring immediate delivery or correspondence; demanding priority: The hot freight must be delivered by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, or we'll lose the contract.
12. Slang. skillful in a reckless or daring way: a hot pilot.
13. following very closely; close: to be hot on the trail of a thief.
14. (of colors) extremely intense: hot pink.
15. Informal. popular and commercially successful; in demand; marketable: The Beatles were a hot group in the 1960s.
16. Slang. extremely lucky, good, or favorable: A poker player has to have a hot hand to win the pot.
17. Slang. (in sports and games) playing well or winningly; scoring effectively: a hot pitcher.
18. Slang. funny; absurd: That's a hot one!
19. Games. close to the object or answer that is being sought.
20. Informal. extremely exciting or interesting; sensational or scandalous: a hot news story.
21. Jazz.
a. (of music) emotionally intense, propulsive, and marked by aggressive attack and warm, full tone.
b. (of a musician) skilled in playing hot jazz.
22. Informal. (of a vehicle) capable of attaining extremely high speeds: a hot new jet plane.
23. Slang.
a. stolen recently or otherwise illegal and dangerous to possess: a hot diamond necklace.
b. wanted by the police.
c. dangerous.
24. Informal. in the mood to perform exceedingly well, or rapidly, as during a burst of creative work: Finish writing that story while you're still hot.
25. actively conducting an electric current or containing a high voltage: a hot wire.
26. of, pertaining to, or noting radioactivity.
27. Metalworking. noting any process involving plastic deformation of a metal at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization due to the strain: hot working.
–adverb
28. in a hot manner; hotly.
29. while hot: Garnish the potatoes with parsley and serve hot.
30. Metalworking. at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization: The wire was drawn hot.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
31. Chiefly British Informal. to heat; warm (usually fol. by up).
–noun
32. the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
—Idioms
33. get hot, Slang. (in sports and games) to become very effective or successful; score or win repeatedly or easily.
34. hot and bothered, Informal. excited, aroused, or flustered: This mistake isn't worth getting hot and bothered about. Also, all hot and bothered.
35. hot and heavy, Informal. in an intense, vehement, or passionate manner: They argued hot and heavy for 20 minutes.
36. hot under the collar. collar (def. 23).
37. make it hot for, Informal. to make something unpleasant for; cause trouble for: Ever since their argument the principal has been making it hot for the new teacher.
Origin:
bef. 1000; 1920–25 for def. 23; ME ho(o)t, OE hāt; c. D heet, ON heitr, Sw het, Dan hed, G heiss

Related forms:
hotly, adverb
hotness, noun

Synonyms:
1. heated; fiery, burning, scorching; scalding, boiling; torrid, sultry. 4. biting, piquant, sharp, spicy. 5. fervid; fiery, passionate, intense, excitable, impetuous; angry, furious, irate, violent.

Antonyms:
1. cold.
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hot   (hŏt)   
adj.   hot·ter, hot·test
    1. Having or giving off heat; capable of burning.
    2. Being at a high temperature.
    3. Charged or energized with electricity: a hot wire.
    4. Radioactive, especially to a dangerous degree.
    5. Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery: a hot temper.
    6. Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager: hot for travel.
    7. Informal Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic.
    8. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market.
    9. Violent; raging: a hot battle.
    10. Recently stolen: a hot car.
    11. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.
    12. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
    13. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
    14. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
    15. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
    16. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
    17. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
    18. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
  2. Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable: a hot forehead.
  3. Causing a burning sensation, as in the mouth; spicy: hot peppers; a hot curry.
    1. Charged or energized with electricity: a hot wire.
    2. Radioactive, especially to a dangerous degree.
    3. Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery: a hot temper.
    4. Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager: hot for travel.
    5. Informal Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic.
    6. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market.
    7. Violent; raging: a hot battle.
    8. Recently stolen: a hot car.
    9. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.
    10. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
    11. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
    12. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
    13. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
    14. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
    15. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
    16. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
    1. Marked by intensity of emotion; ardent or fiery: a hot temper.
    2. Having or displaying great enthusiasm; eager: hot for travel.
    3. Informal Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic.
    4. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market.
    5. Violent; raging: a hot battle.
    6. Recently stolen: a hot car.
    7. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.
    8. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
    9. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
    10. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
    11. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
    12. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
    13. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
    14. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
    1. Informal Arousing intense interest, excitement, or controversy: a hot new book; a hot topic.
    2. Informal Marked by excited activity or energy: a hot week on the stock market.
    3. Violent; raging: a hot battle.
    4. Recently stolen: a hot car.
    5. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.
    6. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
    7. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
    8. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
    9. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
    10. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
    11. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
    12. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
  7. Slang Sexually excited or exciting.
  8. Slang
    1. Recently stolen: a hot car.
    2. Wanted by the police: a hot suspect.
    3. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
    4. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
    5. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
    6. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
    7. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
    8. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
    9. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
  9. Close to a successful solution or conclusion: hot on the trail.
  10. Informal
    1. Most recent; new or fresh: a hot news item; the hot fashions for fall.
    2. Currently very popular or successful: one of the hottest young talents around.
    3. Requiring immediate action or attention: a hot opportunity.
    4. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
    5. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
    6. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
    7. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
  11. Slang Very good or impressive. Often used in the negative: I'm not so hot at math.
  12. Slang Funny or absurd: told a hot one about the neighbors' dog.
  13. Slang
    1. Performing with great skill and daring: a hot drummer.
    2. Having or characterized by repeated successes: a player who is on a hot streak.
    3. Fast and responsive: a hot sports car.
    4. Unusually lucky: hot at craps.
  14. Music Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation: hot jazz.
  15. Bold and bright.
n.   hots (hŏts)
Slang Strong sexual attraction or desire. Used with the.
adv.  
  1. In a hot manner; hotly.
  2. While hot: foods that are best eaten hot.
tr.v.   hot·ted, hot·ting, hots
Informal To cause to increase in intensity or excitement. Often used with up: "His book is an exercise in the fashionable art of instant history, in which every episode is hotted up with an anecdote" (Harper's).

[Middle English, from Old English hāt; see kai- in Indo-European roots.]
hot'ness n.
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Hot

Hot\, imp. & p. p. of Hote. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Hot

Hot\, a. [Compar. Hotter; superl. Hottest.] [OE. hot, hat, AS. h[=a]t; akin to OS. h[=e]t, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G. heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth. heit[=o] fever, hais torch. Cf. Heat.]

1. Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air. "A hotvenison pasty." --Shak.

2. Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.

Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful. --Dryden.

There was mouthing in hot haste. --Byron.

3. Lustful; lewd; lecherous. --Shak.

4. Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.

Hot bed (Iron Manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.

Hot wall (Gardening), a wall provided with flues for the conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or the ripening of fruit.

Hot well (Condensing Engines), a receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well by the feed pump.

In hot water (Fig.), in trouble; in difficulties. [Colloq.]

Syn: Burning; fiery; fervid; glowing; eager; animated; brisk; vehement; precipitate; violent; furious; ardent; fervent; impetuous; irascible; passionate; hasty; excitable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : hot
Spanish: caliente,
German: heiß,
Japanese: 熱い
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hot 
O.E. hat "hot, opposite of cold," also "fervent, fierce," from P.Gmc. *haitoz (cf. O.Fris. het, O.N. heitr, Du. heet, Ger. heiß "hot," Goth. heito "heat of a fever"), from PIE base *qai- (cf. Lith. kaistu "to grow hot"), the same root as that of heat. Taste sense of "pungent, acrid, biting" is from 1548. Sense of "exciting, remarkable, very good" is 1895; that of "stolen" is first recorded 1925 (originally with overtones of "easily identified and difficult to dispose of"); that of "radioactive" is from 1942. Hot air "unsubstantiated statements, boastful talk" is from 1900. Hot potato in figurative sense is from 1846. Hot-blooded "passionate" (1598) is a relic of medieval physiology theory. The association of hot with sexuality dates back to 1500. Hot rod first recorded 1945 in Amer.Eng.; hot water "trouble" is from 1537. The hot and cold in hide-and-seek or guessing games are from hunting (1648), with notion of tracking a scent. Hot spot "night club" first recorded 1931. Hotshot "important person" is from 1933; it earlier meant "fast train" (1925).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: hot
Pronunciation: 'hät
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: hot·ter; hot·test
1 a : having arelatively high temperature b : capable of giving a sensation of heat or of burning, searing, or scalding c : having heat in a degree exceeding normal body heat
2 a : RADIOACTIVE; especially : exhibiting a relatively great amount of radioactivity whensubjected to radionuclide scanning b : dealing with radioactive material
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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hot

In addition to the idioms beginning with hot, also see blow hot and cold; like a cat on hot bricks; like hot cakes; make it hot for; piping hot; strike while the iron's hot.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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